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NOTES FROM DEB CHENAULT -- President

Hello Striders,
Happy fall! With the exception of my spouse being down and out with the swine flu this weekend, I’ve been enjoying this past “week
off” from training. The Columbus Half Marathon last Sunday marked my last long race for the season. I went for a Saturday walk in
my neighborhood this morning, and it felt good to be out again. It’s also been fun getting the fleece and mittens back into rotation.

The Striders’ website is officially up and running. Thanks very much to the website committee for maintaining and adding to it
consistently. Check us out at www.buckeyestriders.posterous.com .

We participated in many races this past couple months. New Albany Walking Classic on September 13 th, Air Force Half Marathon on
the 19th, the Step and Stride 5K on October 4th, and the Columbus Half Marathon on October 18 th. Congratulations to member
Catherine Lee for completing the Portland (Oregon) Marathon in a record time! Way to go!

The club is working on getting new technical shirts to show off our Strider Pride! Amy, our contact person at Fleet Feet has recently
cut back on her hours, but we have a new contact person - Dave. I hope to meet with him very soon and get things rolling.

As motivation to keep up the training, there are many races to choose from on Thanksgiving Day (which is almost here,
unbelievably!). I will be doing the Flying Feather 4 Miler in Dublin, and hoping to have a healthier race this year. The bottle of wine
at the finish is a pretty nice treat.

Holiday party planning is in full swing. We will be at the Bridgewater Banquet Center on Sawmill Parkway on Tuesday, December
1st. If you haven’t RSVP’d yet, please do so as soon as possible. This will be a new place for us and it comes with glowing
recommendations.

Good luck to Laura and Elaine as they prepare to do Spirit of Pittsburgh on November 1 st, and get well wishes continue for Peggy!
We miss you and can’t wait to walk with you soon.

See you Saturday,

Deb
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FALL RACING REPORT

By Deb Chenault

Sunday, September 13th, 2009: New Albany Walking Classic 10K. Over 20 Striders, past and present were in attendance on a perfect
morning for a 6.2 mile race. It was fun meting up with old friends. I especially enjoyed watching the premier racewalkers from
Miami Valley warming up prior to the race. (In my dreams I look like they do!). I finally got smart this year, and lined up pretty
close to the starting line. People do still not know how to line up as I passed quite a few “strollers” once the race started—and I
started with the 13 minute milers. Other than that, the race was pretty great. Water stops were plentiful, bands along the way and cute
girl and boy scouts cheering us on. Plenty of food at the end, including hot pizza, was a nice bonus.

Sunday, October 4th, 2009: Step and Stride 1st Annual 5K. Five Striders participated on a cool and windy day on the trails at Glacier
Ridge Metro Park. The race featured an impressive goody bag containing a cotton t-shirt and nice travel mug with the Step and Stride
logo. There were quite a few fast walkers in the crowd, and our very own Nancy Palma was the winner! Hot chocolate, cider and
Panera bagels were provided at the finish. Let’s continue to support these races. The club will be meeting with Kendra Petrill in the
near future to plan some more of their upcoming races.
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http://home.roadrunner.com/~racewalker Volume 11 Issue 6 November/December 2009
Sunday, October 18th, 2009: Columbus Half Marathon: a cool, dark morning at the start line surrounded by 15,000 of our closest
friends. A little confusing at the start line, as we somehow ended up behind the 5K racers, who were to take off a little later. I had not
done this race in about four years, as it had not been very walker friendly. What a great change this year! There were lots of bands
(one of my favorites was a drum corps), good crowd support, and a medal with moving parts! We even got to see Governor and Mrs.
Strickland standing outside the mansion greeting the racers (and they even waited around for us walkers). Plenty of donuts and bagels
at the finish line to fuel back up. I will be back for this race next year—come join us—you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
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PORTLAND MARATHON
By Catherine Lee

The Portland Marathon has been widely known as walker friendly, with a closed course, judged racewalk division, and MP3 welcome.
Since my daughter moved to Portland for school, I thought this was an excuse to visit. Although I’ve never participated in a judged
event, I had nothing to lose by signing up as a racewalker. If DQ’d, I would be listed with the running finishers.

Bib pickup was at a separate walker’s table, where I met the chief judge, one of 7 on the course. She emphasized Olympic rules would
be followed and gave me a written copy. Racewalkers will have both front and back bibs with neon green stickers for easy
identification. Verbal warnings will be given if at all possible. There will be no paddles. I also learned January 1, 2010 online
registration for the inaugural Portland half marathon would be available for 3000 racers.

Race day started with temperatures in high the 40s and to climbed to the high 50s later. Deciding what to wear was difficult. Settling
on long fitted pants, with short sleeve top and disposable sweat shirt was perfect. Almost everyone else wore shorts. In retrospect,
shorts would have been fine.

The wave start was very organized with clear signs. I started with the walkers, but many of the racewalkers started with runners,
avoiding the slow walking crowd at the beginning. The Last Regiment Drum Corps send off started the race with the perfect note.
Unfortunately for me, I received a warning from the chief judge before even hitting mile one!! I only had another 25 and ½ miles to
go!! Watching my form, I carefully tackled the first of two hills lasting 1½ mile. The race goes through downtown, then a boring
stretch going out and back through an industrial, warehouse section. Here, I had to concentrate on missing the many rail tracks on the
road. Since I was looking at the road and concentrating on my form, I missed many of the 50 entertainment groups slated. The course
gradually courses uphill with a sharp grade to the top of Saint John’s Bridge. Many racers stop to take pictures of the Willamette River
valley panoramic views.

By now, both my heels were hurting, which has never happened since I started racewalking. The sharp pains forced me to
concentrate even harder on my form as I couldn’t tell which spectator was a judge. Only when someone shouted encouragement about
racewalking did I realize I just passed a judge. My numb, weak hands were my second problem. I couldn’t open my jellybean zip lock
bag, after over-packing them to save space. Visions of hitting “the wall” occupied me. After multiple, multiple unsuccessful attempts,
I gave up when I saw that mile cost me 14 minutes!! Fortunately, I tried again later and succeeded in opening the bag!! I was happy!!
Maybe too happy, as I received my second warning shortly thereafter. Conscious of my form, I tried to ignore my growing heel pains,
wondering if I already had DQ’d unbeknown to me. Spectator support at the finish was tremendous. My daughter’s huge wave made
me forget my heel pain and I crossed the finish line slightly ahead of schedule. I had PR’d…and later learned I did not DQ!

Reasons to enter the Portland marathon are: judged racewalk division, great volunteer support, MP3 friendly, a rose and pine seedling
as green remembrance of race, very informative souvenir program, beautiful view from St John’s Bridge.

If you go, bring extra safety pins for the second bib (only 4 pins provided), wear shorts even if temperatures start in the 40s,
consider bringing your own music as there are boring sections to the course. Read the souvenir program as it gives a detailed
breakdown of the race course and beware of non-functioning hands when packing sustenance.

Catherine Lee is a member of the Buckeye Striders

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MONTHLY BUSINESS MEETINGS

The November meeting will be a business/breakfast meeting at Bob Evans Restaurant, 3140 Olentangy River Road following the
Group Walk at Tuttle Park on November 28. From Tuttle Park go east on Oakland Avenue to Neil Avenue, south on Neil to Lane
Avenue, west on Lane to Olentangy River Road, and north on Olentangy about 1.2 miles. Bob Evans is on the right.
The December meeting will be a business/breakfast meeting at Bob Evans Restaurant, 3988 East Broad Street, following the Group
Walk at Franklin park on December 19.

If the Group Walk is moved inside, the business/breakfast meeting will be held at a location convenient to the inside location.

US AIR FORCE HALF MARATHON

by Cindi Leeman

Eight Buckeye Striders traveled to Dayton for the US Air Force Marathon in September.

Though I’ve been here for the full and half marathons before, this was the first year I went to the pre-race pasta dinner held in the Air
Force Museum. The food was delicious and the evening included a very inspiring speech by Dave McGillivray, director of the Boston
Marathon.

The temperatures were in the mid-50s when we lined up for the start at 8:30 Saturday morning. The half marathon now starts an hour
after the full marathon.

Somewhere around mile 3 we hit a great shaded street near the firing range on the base. The street was a little narrow for all of the
people at our pace. It was hard to get around groups of walkers. At the same time, the full marathon wheelchair athletes were trying to
use the right lane and there were just too many people for that to be successful.

There were a couple of minor hills in miles 8-9, causing me to slow slightly.

I tried to pick up the pace from mile 10 to the end. Ahead of me was a woman walker who I finally passed somewhere in the middle
of mile 12. Imagine my surprise when at mile 13 she passed me back! I tried very hard to pass her again, but the harder I tried to speed
up, the harder she tried to stay ahead of me. I was about two steps behind her until we got right to the final stretch where I started
running out of gas.

No matter how many times I do this race, the finish beneath those war planes is still moving. At the end I received a fantastic medal.
My chip finish time was 3:05:37 and a PR!

At the finish we received a sweat towel and were directed to the food tent. The after race food was great! They had all of the basics
such as water, bagels, bananas and oranges. In addition, there was chocolate milk, cheese crackers, granola bars and La Rosa's pizza!
There was plenty of grass to sit and relax while enjoying the after race food.

In the past, parts of this event seemed lonely because there are not many opportunities for crowd support. But this year, there were so
many entrants at my pace, I had people around me the entire event and everyone was friendly. (OK, everyone except the one guy who
glared at me when I tried to start a conversation with him. He didn't even have headphones on.) In fact, there were so many walkers, it
looks as if this race could easily support a walking division.

I've entered this half marathon several times, and it is one of my favorite races. It's well organized, the shirts and medals are always
great, the "hydration stations" are enthusiastic, and I always finish feeling proud to be an American! (This year the technical shirts
came in women’s sizes!) I highly recommend this race!

Cindi Leeman is a member of the Buckeye Striders

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YOGA FOR WALKERS

Have you always wanted to try yoga as a way to increase your flexibility and make walking easier? Now you can! Stacie Potter, a
yoga teacher who has taught a gentle hatha and yin style yoga for 4 years has agreed to teach a Yoga for Walkers class. This 90 minute
class will feature postures that stretch and strengthen the legs, open the hips, and improve the breath. The class will be held on
Saturday, November 14 from 2 - 3:30 pm at the Premier at Sawmill Athletic Club. Yoga mats are provided - and it's free!

Please let me know if you plan to attend by November 1 so I can let the Premier staff know. Also, please plan to come a little early to
complete a waiver. There's room for 20 people.

(Premier is also open to continuing the class this winter for a fee we'd need to work out. Please think about whether you'd like to
attend a yoga class as part of your winter conditioning routine.)
Laura Modisette (614) 299-0315; Laura.Modisette@rrohio.com

SAFETY AT THE SALAD BAR

Salad bars and buffets have become some of the most popular restaurants. You can serve yourself a little or a lot, and get all those
fresh, healthy vegetables and fruits that nutritionists tell us to add to our diets. But how healthy are they?

Restaurants do their best to serve food that is safe to eat. Most of us are surprised to learn that we as consumers are the biggest food
safety problem at the salad bar.

Recent studies at the University of California watched salad bars to see how sanitary they are. In one study, they found that 60 percent
of the customers committed at least one infraction in serving themselves. Some of the things were:
• Spilling food around containers;
• Dipping their fingers into salad dressings for a sample lick;
• Eating from their plates while waiting in the serving line;
• Ducking their heads underneath the sneeze guard (clear plastic roof) for better access to the food; and
• Using soiled plates when getting second helpings.

So what can we do to protect ourselves? First, we probably need to change our own behavior.
• Be careful when serving up your salad. Not only is all that spillage unappetizing, it is also unsanitary.
• Never sample food from the serving bowl. If you aren't sure you'll like a dish, take a small amount and return later.
• Wait until you get to your table to eat. It is unsanitary to eat while standing at the salad bar.
• Remember that the sneeze guard is there for a reason — to protect food. Never put your head underneath it. When you do, the
germs you breathe out, the ones on your hands, and even your hair may come in contact with food sources where they can
thrive.
• When returning to the salad bar for a refill, always use a clean plate. The food that remains on your plate may end up on the
serving utensil and in the serving bowl.
• Salad bars can contain healthy, nutritious food or an unhealthy mixture of foodborne bacteria. Make sure you are not the cause
of the bacteria infestation.

From: everydayhealth.com: http://www.everydayhealth.com/ healthy-home/food-and-water/safety-at-the-salad-bar.aspx?

xid=nl_EverydayHealthDietandNutrition_20091018.
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GROUP WALKS
The Group Walks will be on Saturdays starting at 8:00 am. The walks will be rotated about the city to make it more convenient for
members to attend. Walkers of all paces and fitness levels are welcome to join the group. The schedule for November and
December is as follows:
November 7 Whetstone Park/Park of Roses
November 14 Franklin Park
November 21 Alum Creek Park North
November 28 Tuttle Park
December 5 Sharon Woods Park
December 12 Whetstone Park/Park of Roses
December 19 Franklin Park
December 26 Alum Creek Park North
January 2 Tuttle Park

Franklin Park is at 1777 East Broad Street. Meet in the parking lot near the entrance to the Conservatory.
Alum Creek Park North is in Westerville on the south side of West Main Street and east of Alum Creek. Meet at the arched trellis at
the northwest corner of the park. Park at Astronaut Grove across the street from the park or on Alum Creek Drive west of the park.

Whetstone Park is reached west off High Street on Hollenback Drive just south of the Whetstone Library. Meet in the parking lot near
the picnic shelter next to the path at the bridge.

The entrance to Sharon Woods is on Cleveland Avenue opposite Saint Ann’s Hospital. Go to the first parking lot on the left after
entering the park. Meet at the starting point for the bike path.

Tuttle Park is at 240 West Oakland Avenue It is reached west off High Street or Neil Avenue on Oakland Avenue three blocks north
of Lane Avenue. Meet in the parking lot east of the recreation building

If it is raining or the weather is otherwise undesirable for walking outside, the Group Walk will move inside to the indoor track in the
gym at Capital University when it is available, otherwise to a place TBD. The Capital gym is on the north-east corner of Pleasant
Ridge & Mound Street on the Capital campus in Bexley. Enter the Capital gym from Mound Street. Park at any available parking
spaces on the street.
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RACE RESULTS
Buckeye Striders walked in the events listed below.

NORTH COAST CHALLENGE 3.4 MILE WALK, Westlake, OH, September 5, 2009
OA Joyce Prohaska 34:26 1st
Libby White 36:10 4th
W OA Libby White 36:10 2nd

MARC LEVISONRUN/WALK FOR ALS 5K, Jeffrey Mansion, Bexley, OH, September 6, 2009
W OA Nancy Palma 41:20 1st
Patricia Roam 41:23 2nd
M OA Lance Tibbles 39:52 1st

MOVE MORE RUN/WALK 5K, Fred Beekman Park, OSU, Columbus, OH, September 6, 2009
W 40-44 Susan Swain 42:04
W 45-49 Kathy Carwile 42:04

WORTHINGTON KILBOURNE WOLVES LABOR DAY 5K, Worthington Hills, Columbus, OH, September 7, 2009
W 70+ Lucinda Kollmer 41:46 1st
M 70+ Jack Shuter 40:56 1st

NEW ALBANY WALKING CLASSIC 10K, Market Square, New Albany, OH, September 13, 2009
W OA Joyce Prohaska 1:05:46 9th
Donna Graham 1:05:49 10th
W 45-49 Sue Hartman 1:22:11 38th / 341
W 50-54 Debbie Spears 1:10:42 5th / 306
Amy Barron 1:22:08 33rd
Christine Sayre 1:23:22 38th
Deb Chenault 1:26:53 56th
W 55-59 Joyce Prohaska 1:05:46 1st / 228
Libby White 1:09:46 2nd
Nancy Palma 1:14:44 7th
Peggy Landini 1:17:11 9th
Vickie Morris 1:59:20 221st
W 60-64 Donna Graham 1:05:49 1st / 119
Patricia Roam 1:19:08 10th
Patrice Moore 1:34:41 47th
M 60-64 Thomas Landini 1:24:16 17th / 63
 W 65-69 Carol Musser 1:16:05 2nd / 50
Sharon Hebenstreit 1:35:37 18th
W 70-74 Lucinda Kollmer 1:25:53 1st / 12
M 65-69 Steve Hebenstreit 1:23:20 9th / 22
M 70-74 Lance Tibbles 1:26:52 2nd /7
M 75-79 Jack Shuter 1:19:44 2nd / 9
Bill Baasel 1:20:17 4th

US AIR FORCE HALF MARATHON, Wright-Patterson AFB, September 19, 2009

W 45-49 Cindi Leeman 3:05:37
W 55-59 Laura Modisette 2:35:08
Nancy Palma 2:53:04
Peggy Landini 2:56:22
Barbara Gossman 3:28:03

W 60-64 Catherine Lee 2:36:53

W 65-69 Barbara Chuko 3:19:50
W 70-74 Elaine Langford 2:57:11

EAS DISTANCE CLASSIC 10K, Easton, Columbus, OH, September 20, 2009

W 40-44 Susan Swain 1:25:29

W 45-49 Kathy Carwile 1:25:29

HOME STRETCH 10 MILER, Ohio Health, Westerville, OH, September 27, 2009
W 45-49 Kathy Carwile 2:50:49

USA 5K RACEWALK CHAMPIONSHIPS, Kingsport, TN, October 3, 2009

W 55-59 Joyce Prohaska 31:39 3rd
W 60-64 Donna Graham 31:25 1st

PORTLAND MARATHON, Portland, OR, October 4, 2009

W OA Catherine Lee 5:28:19 9th
STEP & STRIDE 5K, Glacier Ridge Park, Plain City, OH, October 4, 2009
Nancy Palma
Pat Roam
Elaine Langford
Deb Chenault
Jack Shuter

CAT CAPER 5K, Clintonville, Columbus, OH, October 4, 2009

Stephen Hebenstreit 41:33

COLUMBUS 1/2 MARATHON WALK, Broad & High, Columbus, OH, October 18, 2009
F 40-44 Beth Huhn 3:52:05 115th/123
F 45-49 Sue Hartman 2:57:12 17th/109
Cindi Leeman 3:11:15 35th
F 50-54 Debbie Spears 2:38:57 4th/118
Jennifer Fries 2:49:48 11th
Deb Chenault 3:11:20 38th
F 65-69 Carol Musser 2:52:36 3rd/17
Sharon Hebenstreit 3:37:19 14th
F 70-74 Elaine Langford 2:56:39 1st/5
Lucinda Kollmer 3:14:53 2nd
 M 65-69 Steve Hebenstreit 2:54:17 5th/17
M 75-79 Jack Shuter 3:35:17 3rd/4

WALK/RACEWALK CALENDAR
The following races have walking divisions:
November 8 - Prairie Oaks 10K & 5K Recovery Run/Walk, 9:00 am, Prairie Oaks Metro Park, West Jefferson, OH *1
November 14 - United Way 2 Mile Walk, 9:00 am, Fairfield County Fairgrounds, Lancaster, OH *6
November 26 - Pilgrims Progress 4 Mile Run/Walk, 9:00 am, Polaris Fashion Place, Columbus, OH *2

The following races do not have walking divisions, but may be of interest:
November 7 - Chilly Bones 5K Classic, 10:00 am, Ohio Orthopedic Center, Upper Arlington, OH *3
November 15 - Buckeye Classic 10K, 9:00 am, High Banks Park, Lewis Center, OH *4
November 26 - The Flying Feather 4 Miler, 9:00 am, Corazon Club & Spa, Dublin, OH *5
- Thanksgiving Day Columbus Turkey Trot 5 Miler, 9:00 am, Shops on Lane Avenue, *1
December 5 - Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis, 10:00 am, Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH *3
December 13 - Holiday Run at Sharon Woods 4 Miler, 9:00 am, Sharon Woods Metro Park, Columbus, OH *4
- Dublin Snowflake 5K, Dublin Community Recreation Center, Dublin, OH *1
December 19 - Reindeer Run/Walk 3K, 8:30 am, LifeTime Fitness, Dublin, OH

*1 Contact Ultrafit-USA at www.ultrafit-usa.com

*2 Contact Run Wild Racing at www.runwildracing.com
*3 Contact Premier Sports at www.premierraces.com

*4 Contact M3S Sports at m3ssports.com

*5 Contact Flying Feather at www.theflyingfeather.com
*6 Contact United Way at uwayfairfieldco.org
*7 Contact LifeTime Fitness at www.lifetimefitness.com
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MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT
These stores are offering discounts to Buckeye Striders members. Show your membership card to receive the discount.
The Second Sole Athletic Shoe Store, 28 North Sandusky Street, Delaware, Ohio is offering a 15% discount.
The Columbus Running Company, 6465 Perimeter Drive, Dublin, Ohio is offering a 10% discount.
The FrontRunner, 1344 West Lane Avenue, Columbus, Ohio is offering a 10% discount on shoes.
Fleet Feet, 1172 East Powell Road, Lewis Center, Ohio is offering a 10% discount on shoes.
Road Runner Sports, 535 Lakeview Plaza Blvd, Worthington, Ohio is offering a 10% discount.
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CLUB OFFICERS
OFFICE NAME PHONE E-MAIL
 President Deb Chenault 614-791-9342 jchenaul@columbus.rr.com

Vice-President Laura Modisette 614-299-0315 laura.modisette@rrohio.com

Secretary Nancy Palma 614-436-3199 rnpalma@wowway.com

Membership Cindi Leeman 614-451-8667 walkingmag@yahoo.com

Treasurer Jack Shuter 614-885-0663 jshuter@sbcglobal,net

BUCKEYE STRIDERS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM

Please supply the information requested in the blanks below, sign the release, make out a check to Buckeye Striders for $18
(individual) or $24 (family) and bring it to the next monthly meeting or mail it to:
Buckeye Striders, 559 White Oak Place, Worthington, OH 43085.
New members will receive a free short sleeve shirt. Please indicate size below.

Name__________________________________________ Home Phone______________________________

Mailing Address_________________________________ Work Phone______________________________

City___________________State______Zip___________ E-Mail Address___________________________

Birthday _______________________________________

MEMBERSHIP ($18 or $24). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $_______

SHIRTS
Style Size Price - $ Order

Short Sleeve ______ 10.00 ______ $_______

Tank ______ 10.00 ______ $_______

Long Sleeve ______ 16.00 ______ $_______

Sweat Shirt ______ 16.00 ______ $_______

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $_______

Release: Upon submission of this application I agree to assume all risks associated with participation in any activity of the Buckeye
Striders walking club. I release all sponsors, officers, and any other persons assisting on a voluntary basis from any claims of liability
resulting from my participation.
Signature(s)____________________________________________________________ Date______________________